He called the court's attention to the fact that the capture took place six months after the fire, and that the incoming forces got' only the partially burned buildings, and acquired no capital in the insurance policy. He held that the Nationali Government way in no better posi tion than if it had purchased the remains of the buildings and he asked the court, "If those named in the policy had been paid immediately following the fire would the incoming. Nationalist forces be entitled to the money?"
Mr. Rodger for the plaintiff argued that the telephone company wan a branch of the government and that as the Nationalist Govern= ment had acquired all. right and tine to the property of its prede~ cessor in the interests of the people therefore was entitled to Noda value in the insurance policy. He farther stated that the Nationalist Government had been fully re-agnized by Washington and therefore there could be no question but that it was the government in power in Chin, Mr. Davies sid that he did not fanjue that in the capture of chang the Nationalist Government Thad ste quired all rights to the land in Wuchang but he did take exeeps tion to the belief that in the sai capture the government did acq the tighis to the insurance arising out of a fire that took place six months before they came into the town.
Aa stated the demurr was overs
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.